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We just received the following press release (minus company tidbits) from Sony Online Entertainment announced their PS2 Online Everquest game has gone gold:EVERQUEST(r) ONLINE ADVENTURES(tm) FOR THE PLAYSTATION(r)2 COMPUTER
ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM GOES GOLD
-Prequel to Hugely-Popular Massively Multiplayer Online PC Game EverQuest
Brings the Unique Fantasy Universe of EverQuest to a PlayStation 2 Near You-
SAN DIEGO, CA - January 24, 2002 - Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) Inc., a
worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online gaming, announced today
that EverQuest(r) Online Adventures(tm), its massively-multiplayer online
role-playing game exclusively for the PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment
system, has gone gold. EverQuest Online Adventures gives console gamers
access to a vast living game world filled with exciting combat, quests and
unparalled character development as they embark on the adventure of a
lifetime with people from across the North American continent. EverQuest
Online Adventures has a suggested retail price of $49.99 and is scheduled to
be available at North American retail stores on February 12.
"In just a few short weeks, PlayStation 2 owners will get to experience the
magical world of EverQuest, which is one of the most amazing fantasy
universes ever created," said John Smedley, president of Sony Online
Entertainment. "With nearly endless replayability in a living, changing
game world, the likes of which have never been seen before on a console,
people from all across North America will find the adventure and community
they seek in EverQuest Online Adventures."
About EverQuest Online Adventures
EverQuest Online Adventures gives you the power to unleash the unique
adventurer within and personalize your in-game character from 10 races, 14
player character classes, and a number of hair styles and facial
characteristics. As you progress in the game completing quests, interacting
with new friends, and discovering items, your character grows and develops
as the world evolves.
EverQuest Online Adventures also features:
* Fast and tactically rich combat, with each monster posing a unique
challenge for the player
* An enormous gameworld offering gamers more than 323 square miles to
explore
* A universe filled with compelling quests and intriguing subplots
* Thousands of non-player characters with which to interact
* Hundreds of spells and special abilities
* Thousands of items
For a monthly subscription fee of $9.99 per person, hundreds of thousands of
PlayStation 2 gamers can enter the EverQuest Online Adventures universe and
have the chance to experience unlimited adventures in the "virtual" land of
Tunaria with hundreds of thousands of other console gamers from the "real"
world. Sony Online Entertainment is developing a variety of payment options
to accommodate the demand from gamers everywhere.
Using the PlayStation 2 system's Network Adaptor, EverQuest Online
Adventures connects seamlessly via modem or broadband to the Internet,
directing players to dedicated EverQuest Online Adventures servers. Gamers
simply insert the disc and the adventures of Tunaria are just a few button
pushes away. |
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Everquest Online Adventures goes GOLD
